eBird hotspot
Vashishthi Riverbank, Kaluste
Species checklist
55 species recorded here
From eBird’s species list for this hotspot, in taxonomic order. Tap a species to see where else it’s been found.

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia·Pigeons and Doves
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon
Treron affinis·Pigeons and Doves

Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos

Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus·Cuckoos

Little Swift
Apus affinis·Swifts

White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus·Plovers and Lapwings

River Tern
Sterna aurantia·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans·Storks

Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus·Storks
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster·Anhingas

Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger·Cormorants and Shags

Indian Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis·Cormorants and Shags

Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus·Ibises and Spoonbills

Little Egret
Egretta garzetta·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ardea coromanda·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Great Egret
Ardea alba·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malaiensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black Kite
Milvus migrans·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Malabar Pied-Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus·Hornbills

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis·Kingfishers

Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis·Kingfishers

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers

Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis·Kingfishers

White-cheeked Barbet
Psilopogon viridis·Asian Barbets

Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus·Old World Orioles

Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia·Ioras

Spot-breasted Fantail
Rhipidura albogularis·Fantails

Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus·Drongos

Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus·Drongos

Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach·Shrikes

Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

House Crow
Corvus splendens·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii·Swallows

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus·Bulbuls

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls

Malabar Starling
Sturnia blythii·Starlings

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings

Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina·Thrushes and Allies

Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus·Old World Flycatchers

Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Jerdon's Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni·Leafbirds

White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis·Wagtails and Pipits
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